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Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians

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Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians are Canadian citizens who are fully or partially of Trinidadian and Tobagonian descent or a person having those origins and hold the Canadian citizenship. There were over 68,000 Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians in 2011, with majority of them live in Toronto, specifically in the Thistletown and Eglinton West neighbourhoods as well as throughout Scarborough.

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Authors and journalists

  • Neil Bissoondath - novelist, former Vision TV host
  • Ian Hanomansing - CBC journalist
  • Harold Hussein - Citytv weatherman
  • Rabindranath Maharaj - novelist

    • Civil servants

  • Joe Fortes - lifeguard

    • Politicians

  • Bas Balkissoon - Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
  • Rita Cox - citizenship judge and former librarian
  • Hedy Fry - Liberal Member of Parliament
  • Ceta Ramkhalawansingh - Toronto city councillor
  • Lennox Farrell - political activist

    • Entertainment

  • Brownman Ali - jazz trumpeter and composer
  • Keisha Chanté - R&B and pop singer
  • Tony Craig - actor and musician
  • Farley Flex - television personality; Director of Business Development and Marketing, Afro Global Television Network; public speaker; national UNICEF ambassador
  • k-os - hip hop musician
  • Glenn Lewis - R&B and neo soul singer
  • Little X - music video director
  • Amanda Marshall - pop singer
  • Mojah - reggae artist
  • RT! - music video director
  • Frances-Anne Solomon - filmmaker and producer for Leda Serene Films and CaribbeanTales
  • Claire Prieto - filmmaker and producer

    • Sports

  • Stephen Ames - professional golfer, currently part of the PGA Tour
  • Andre De Grasse - sprinter
  • Glenroy Gilbert - sprinter
  • Gary Goodridge - kickboxer and mixed martial artist
  • Jamaal Magloire - former professional basketball player in the NBA
  • Darnell Nurse - professional hockey player, currently playing in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers
  • Jillian Richardson - former athlete
  • Randy Samuel - soccer player who represented Canada at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

    • References

    Trinidadian and Tobagonian Canadians Wikipedia
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